This year's skywatching peaks with the Orionids meteor shower, showcasing bright meteors against the night’s brightest stars, ...

As there wasn’t enough excitement about comets this month, here’s a chance to see the impact of Halley's Comet, the most famous clump of ice, rock and dust in the solar system. Last seen in ...

Learn when, where, and how to see the Orionid meteor shower, peaking in late October, with up to 20 meteors per hour from Halley's Comet's debris. The Orionid meteor shower is active between Sept.

The Orionid meteor shower is annual show of celestial debris from Halley’s Comet as it rips through space. The meteors, sometimes referred to as shooting stars, originate from the comet, burning up as ...

The iconic Halley’s Comet will be leaving a treasure trove of shooting stars for stargazers to catch this weekend. The meteor shower, also known as the Orionids, peaks during mid-October each ...

This week sees the beginning of an annual meteor shower called the Orionids, which is caused by the world’s most famous space rock — Halley’s comet. Sept. 26 sees the beginning of the ...

Halley's Comet (a celestial body made of dust, ice, and rock that orbits the sun) is a short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years.

Felix Baumgartner's 2012 space dive is going viral on Reddit once again. The Austrian daredevil did the unthinkable when he pursued his goal of becoming the first human to break the sound barrier ...

WASHINGTON -- The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon may make them difficult to spot. The Orionid meteor shower can be ...

The Orionid meteor shower is annual show of celestial debris from Halley’s Comet as it rips through space. The meteors, sometimes referred to as shooting stars, originate from the comet ...

The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon may make them difficult to spot. The Orionid meteor shower can be unpredictable.